W F Harrison and Co v Burke: 1956

If a notice of assignment of a debt describes the assignment by reference to a wrong date, the notice is invalid because it has described a non-existent document.

Citations:

[1956] 1 WLR 419

Statutes:

Law of Property Act 1925 139

Cited by:

CitedVan Lynn Developments Ltd v Pelvis Construction Co Ltd 1969
A notice of an assignment of a debt need not state the date of the assignment. . .
CitedFirstdale Ltd v Quinton ComC 5-Aug-2004
In the course of a long dispute, the defendant’s solicitors had indicated that they would accept service of proceedings. Just before the limitation period expired, the papers were served directly in the client. The defendants solicitors said that . .
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Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.219112